Instability of colonial administration___hindi matatag na administrasyong kolonyal

King Ferdinand vii - was twice king of spain in 1808-1813 and crowned again as king of spain in 1813 to
his death in 1833...
Since his turbulent reign, it marked the beginning of political chaos in spain..
The political instability of spain adversely affect philippine affairs because it brought frequent change in
colonial policies and colonial officials. So , Spain change its policies in the philippines and made periodic
replacements of spanish officials; like for example from 1835- 1897- there were 50 Governors general ( 1
yr & 3 months) and from Dec. 1853- 1854- 4 governors general , so it means that the term of officials
were shortened that time.These frequent changes of the administration in the philippines hampered
down the economic and political conditions of the country.Philippine economy and politics grew from
bad to worst at that time.
To put it simply....instability of colonial administration refers to the unstable appointment of Governor
General in the Philippines.
From 1834-1862 - spain had adopted 4 constitution, elected 28 parliaments and installed not less than
529 ministers..

Naging magulo ang pulitika ng mga Kastila mula pa sa maligalig na paghahari ni King Ferdinand VII (1808-1833)
-Sumailalim sa madalas na pagbabago ang kanilang pamahalaan dahil sa patuloy na pakikipaglaban sa pagitan ng
"despotism" (isang taong namumuno, malakas ang kapangyarihan sa pamumuno)
at "liberalism" (binibigyang diin ang karapatan ng isang indibidwal) at sa Carlist Wars (pinag-aagawan ang trono ng
Espanya) Sa loob ng 28 na taon, nagkaroon ng apat na konstitusyon, 28 na parlamento at
529 na ministro, kasama na rin ang iba't ibang mga rebolusyon.
-Apektado ang Pilipinas dahil papalit-palit ng mga nanunungkulang mga gobernador heneral at pabago-bago ang
mga kailangang sundan na patakaran. Halimbawa: 1835-1897-pinamunuan ang Pilipinas
ng 50 na gobernador heneral
-Dahil dito hindi na tuluyang umunlad ang pulitika at ekonomiya ng Pilipinas. Kung mayroon mang gagawin na
pangako o bagong patakaran ang isang gobernador heneral, hindi ito matutuloy dahil siya ay
mapapalitan nanaman ng bagong gobernador heneral.

Forced Labor-
Known as polo y servicio ..it is a compulsory labor that was imposed by the spanish colonial authorities
to those filipino adult male ranging 16-60 yrs. old in the construction of buildings, church , hospitals,
roads and other public works and they are obliged to do this manual labor for 40 days a year and they
will be given 50 centavos everyday for their work. The filipino who were wealthy were able to escape this
manual labor by paying the falla, so falla means a sum of money paid to the government to be exempted
to this forced labor. Filipino hated this forced labor because of abuses and unequal treatment causing
suffering to the common people. It disturbed their work in farms and shops because they were
compelled to work far from their homes and towns.
Polista
the name given to those who performedthe forced labor.
Royal Decree of July 12, 1883
Implemented by the New Regulations, promulgated by the Council of State of February 3, 1885
increased the minimum age of the Polistas from 16 – 18 and reduced the days of labor from 40
– 15.
Also provided that not only native Filipinos but also all male Spanish Residents from 18 –
60 must render forced labor, but this was never implemented in the Philippines for obvious
reasons.

-kilala sa tawag na "polo"

-pinipilit at kailangang magtrabaho ang mga Pilipinong lalaki sa konstruksyon ng mga simbahan, paaralan, ospital,
pag-aayos ng mga daan at tulay at iba pang trabahong pampubliko
-40 days a year: 16 to 60 years old
-polistas-tawag sa mga lalaking nagtatrabaho
-Hulyo 12, 1883-Royal Decree: ginawang 18 to 60 years old at ginawang 15 days a year na lamang; hindi lang
Pilipino ang magtatrabaho ngunit pati rin ang mga Kastila
-hindi na ito napatupad at walang pagbabago ang naganap
-falla: ibinabayad ng ibang mga Pilipino sa gobyerno para hindi na magpolo
-dapat may 50 centavos na makukuha ang mga polistas pagkatapos magtrabaho ngunit madalas ay parte lang ang
nakukuha nila o kung minsa'y wala na talaga